Samsung S3 Delays Blamed On 'Newly Invented Shade Of Blue'

Samsung has come up with a neat explanation for the delays affecting some versions of its Galaxy S3 smartphone: they invented a difficult shade of blue.

The 'pebble blue' edition of Samsung's flagship device has faced manufacturing issues, it has emerged, leading most retailers in the UK to announce shortages ahead of the phones going on general sale on Wednesday.

That "newly invented" blue could leave customers waiting until June before they get hold of the phone.

Samsung went on: "In order to meet the highest internal quality standards and to provide the best quality Galaxy S III to customers, a short supply of pebble blue version is expected in some regions in the next 2-3 weeks.

"Samsung is working hard to ensure that customers will get the pebble blue coloured devices as soon as possible."